The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-12
THE HOT SPRINGS OF DAKOTA.

In addition tothis being a sanitary
resort, it is destined to become an
equally attractive summer resort.
Nestled at the base of Battle Mountain,
with hillsides and canyons carpeted
with rich grasses, with evergreen and
pine trees covering every hill, babling
brooks warbling their endless songs to
the rocks, the trees and the lounger on
the banks, cool nights and an exhiler-
ating atmosphere which can never be
experienced except in similar alti-
tulc, why should this not be the Mecca
cf pleasure and recreation seekers.
The waters cure diseases. The scenery
satisfies the aesthetic demand, and the
wind in thepines lisa perpetual lalaby.
The following letter from a cores
pendent Of the Sioux City Journal was
written over a year ago, and Of course
tie Springs have gained a much wider
popularity since that time and many
improvements have been made, among
which are the magnificent Minnekahta
Hotel and the marble bath house, but
we deem it Of sufficient interest to
warrant its republication:
The town Of Hot Springs is
eituated in Fall River county the
southwest county of Dakota, and is
the best wate-ed county in the terri
tory, besides at least three-fcurths Of
its entire area is composed Of agri-
cultural lands, the remainder being
grazing and timber. The county
boasts no precious metal deposits, but
II claims
II BEST MINERAL SPRINGS IN TIRE LAND.
and I am strongly inclined to concede
the claim. There are fourteen large
running streams within the limits Of
the county. Fall River, one of the
largest of these water courses, affords
water-power from its source to its con-
huence with the Cheyenne, and it is a
stream that never freezes up. During
the coolest weather its water is so warm
as to keep the Cheyenne free of ice for
u considerable distance from its iunct-
ion-the frogs croak their even
ing songs The year through along the
whole length Of the stream. Thus the
inhabitants have a constant reminder
during all the long days and nights of
wintcr--a novel and encouraging stu
alton Of affairs, indeed. During the
widest billiards. the music of these
marine songsters is heard floating up
from the ncver-fettered, ripping.
dancing Minnekahta. There IS another
summer feature about this coming
health and pleasure resort that is per.
haps not encountered i'll any too many
spots in this latitude. that is perennial
green grass. There are long strips Of
turf
wnERE HI 0RAss Is EVER GREEN.
This is owing to tho warmth in tie
ground. When q 20 degrees below
zero temperature nips the verdure it
Immediately reappears from the roots.
Snow remains only a brief time after
falling on these spots. These unique
features, together with the wild, rug
ged scenery which environs the springs
and the numerous noted places in the
neighberhood, joined with the many
inviting little valleys, dales, wales.
parks and grottoes on every hand, lend
an enchantment to the place that will
render a season there, even to the in.
valid, pleasant and ENJOYABLE. Tina,
the Hot Springs will become q noted
pleasure resort as we'll as a popular and
Famous sanitarium for the people OF
Dakota and the states there is no ques
ton whatever. The medical proper
ties3of the springs are already establish
ed. There is not a camp or city in til.
Black Hills country that does moi
boast from m to a dozen citizens VIII,
were restored to perfect health by thes'
wateps after the doctor art had beer
: exhausted The waters are a dead
SURE CURE FOR EVERY KIN OF RHEuxArls,
and the hundred and one kindred dis
eases. As a remedy for kidney all
ments they are said to be specific, a
we'll as for all forms of rheumatism
scrofula and female weaknesses. Th,
analysis Of the waters shows them t,
he the finest dinretic in the world.